Introducing Singapore’s kampong life through translation : a case study of Papa as a Little Boy Named Ah Khoon

• Main Author: Loh, XiaoJuan
• Other Authors: Cui Feng
• Format: Thesis-Master by Coursework
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Humanities::Language; Humanities::History::Asia::Singapore::Social aspects
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/139648
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In the past, Singapore was mainly made up of “kampongs” – a word derived from the Malay term kampung which refers to village, and the way of life of people staying in the kampongs was termed “kampong life”. Kampong life is a unique cultural heritage of Singapore that is worth preserving and promotin...